The setting of "Marigolds" is during the depression or the 30s. You know this because the story says, "The depression that gripped the nation was no new thing to us" and "the black workers of rural Maryland had always been depressed".
Answer:
1) complain
2) advise
3) warn
4) offer
5) ask
6) promise
7) reply (by POE, I would rather use ask)
8) admit
Explanation:
I wrote the correct verb pertaining to each sentence, let me know if you want me to try and write the sentence (if you have an example that would be great).
The right answer is alternative three.
In the excerpt from "Little Women," the conversation between Amy and Aunt March's maid conveys that Esther is a devout Catholic. First she admits she is indeed a good Catholic when Amy looks at the rosary. Then she explains to Amy that the saints would be contented if the rosary were used to pray, rather than using it as a vain necklace.
